A group of human rights organizations asked the Government of Brazil the adoption of “more concrete measures” for “guarantee a democratic and peaceful transition in Venezuela”, in the face of the attempts by the dictatorship of Nicolás Maduro to usurp power on January 10, when the inauguration of the next government is scheduled.
According to the CNE minutes published by the opposition, Edmundo González Urrutia got more than 60% of the votes in the presidential elections of July 28, which supports his legitimacy as the winner of the process.
The request was presented in a letter addressed to the Presidency of Brazil and signed by organizations such as Conectas Derechos Humanos, Human Rights Watch, Transparency Electoral Brazil and Transparency International.
According to the document, five months have passed since the July 28 elections, in which the Venezuelan authorities proclaimed Maduro’s victory, but the fraud allegations made by the oppositionhave been ignored”. The organizations stated that so far “The minutes have not been presented in a disaggregated manner” that would validate the result.
The text indicates that the electoral process was marked by “serious irregularities” and “strong indications of fraud”, documented by international observers. Likewise, he criticizes that the dictator of Caracas is preparing to assume his third term in a context of “widespread human rights violations” and a “disrespect for the popular will expressed at the polls”.
The letter emphasizes that “This situation cannot be normalized or accepted by Brazil” and urges the Brazilian Government to act with determination in the face of “a political-institutional crisis and a democratic deterioration” in the neighboring country.
Among the proposed actions, the document highlights four main measures. The first is the “non-recognition of the electoral result” until the minutes of the process are presented and verified, a position that Brazil has already adopted by not recognizing the results until now.
Secondly, the organizations request guarantees for the protection and departure of Venezuelans who seek political asylum and remain in the embassy of Argentina in Caracasunder the custody of the Brazilian Government. According to the text, Brazil has unsuccessfully advocated for granting safe passage to these people before the authorities of the Venezuelan regime.
The third proposal is provide support to organized civil society in Venezuela in the face of what they describe as “severe repression” by the Chavista dictatorship. In addition, they call for stronger actions to achieve the release of “all people arbitrarily imprisoned” after the protests that followed the electoral fraud in July.
Finally, the organizations reiterate the importance of Brazil adopting a firm position and taking clear measures to address the situation in Venezuela and promote a democratic transition in the country.
Meanwhile, Venezuela’s largest opposition bloc – the Democratic Unitary Platform (PUD) – ratified this Friday that the vast majority of citizens voted for Edmundo González Urrutia.
“On July 28, the vast majority of Venezuelans elected Edmundo González Urrutia as president of Venezuela“wrote the anti-Chavista coalition on social network X.
Therefore, he expressed that it is a right defend “sovereignty expressed through voting”with the aim of “achieving a peaceful transition” in Venezuela, governed by Chavismo since 1999.
The PUD claimed the victory of its candidate based on the 83.5% of the minutes who claims to have gathered through witnesses and polling station members during election day, documents that the dictatorship considers false.
Gonzalez Urrutiaasylum in Spain, has insisted that he will return to Caracas to take office as head of state.
Meanwhile, Chavismo maintains that Maduro will go to the headquarters of the National Assembly (AN, Parliament) on January 10 to be sworn in as reelected president for a third consecutive six-year term.
(With information from EFE)
